NOGGIN's Move To The Music Special With The Laurie Berkner Band Set To Premiere Monday, August 29

NOGGIN's Move To The Music Special With The Laurie Berkner Band Set To Premiere Monday, August 29

Acclaimed Kid's Recording Artist Laurie Berkner To Also Star in New NOGGIN Series, Jack's Big Music Show Beginning Monday, September 12

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NOGGIN, the commercial-free, educational network for preschoolers, will premiere Move to the Music Special with The Laurie Berkner Band, a new half-hour music video "jukebox" featuring music videos from acclaimed recording artist Laurie Berkner. The special will be hosted by NOGGIN's Moose A. Moose and his sidekick Zee and will premiere on Monday, August 29 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The special will encore at 2:00 p.m. ET and will repeat daily throughout the week ending Sunday, September 4.

All of the music videos featured in the half-hour special can also be seen in their entirety on NOGGIN's website, http://www.noggin.com/. Immediately following the Move to the Music Special with The Laurie Berkner Band, NOGGIN will sneak peek one of The Laurie Berkner Band's new videos that will be seen on the upcoming new series, Jack's Big Music Show.

"The Laurie Berkner Band has been an enormous hit with NOGGIN's audience for more than a year and we are thrilled to be showcasing their music and unique style with this special," said Sarah Tomassi Lindman, Vice President, Programming and Production, NOGGIN.

Move To The Music Special with The Laurie Berkner Band will feature the following videos from Berkner:

* "This Hat"
* "We Are the Dinosaurs"
* "Pig on Her Head"
* "Victor Vito"
* "Song in my Tummy"
* "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)"

The Laurie Berkner Band will also star in Jack's Big Music Show, a new live-action series coming to NOGGIN September 12. The half-hour show is hosted by Jack, a music-lovin' puppet, and his melodious cast of friends who play everyday at Jack's clubhouse. Each episode will feature a music video performance by Berkner, whose videos have been featured on NOGGIN for the past year. The premiere episode of Jack's Big Music Show will debut on both Nick Jr. and NOGGIN on Monday, September 12 at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT. Jack's Big Music Show will air regularly on NOGGIN every day, Monday through Sunday beginning Tuesday, September 13 at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET.

NOGGIN's Move To The Music Special with The Laurie Berkner Band is designed to support the network's ongoing commitment to preschool music. Music videos will continue to air interstitially between the network's programming.

Culled from the network's Connected Learning philosophy, music is a universally respected component of early childhood education. An effective music video will engage young viewers and support their rising awareness of the components of art -- enabling them to make and appreciate music throughout their lives. Effective early childhood music videos, including those by Laurie Berkner, will strengthen preschoolers understanding of music elements including rhythm, pitch, volume and pattern. By coordinating the visual and musical aspects of a recorded performance, the music videos on NOGGIN are crafted to address these goals.

Laurie Berkner turned her experience as a children's music specialist by day and rock singer by night into a career as one of the biggest names in children's music. With four best-selling, award-winning CDs under her belt, she has received an unprecedented following (among children and parents!) for a self-produced artist who doesn't adhere to the stereotype of a children's singer. Dubbed "Sheryl Crow for kiddies" by national media outlets from People to Parenting, Laurie's inventive, playful, and well-crafted songs, as well as her accomplished guitar playing and warm, engaging vocals, stands out among other, often over-produced, children's fare. Laurie's sold-out concerts illustrate her special talent for connecting with kids on their level, even if it means singing while lying down on the floor. Her 2004 debut on NOGGIN with a series of music videos sent sales of Laurie's CDs soaring. The Laurie Berkner Band, featuring Laurie, husband and bassist Brian Mueller, and keyboardist Susie Lampert, perform across North America. Their concerts have been held at venues from the White House to national and international children's music festivals.

NOGGIN is the commercial-free, educational network for preschoolers owned by Nickelodeon. NOGGIN currently reaches 43 million households via cable, digital cable and satellite tv. NOGGIN, which airs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (ET), is like preschool on tv, with educational programming both on-air and online at http://www.noggin.com/. NOGGIN and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

Source: NOGGIN

CONTACT: Jodi Davis, +1-212-654-6646, Jodi.davis@noggin.com, or Maria
Poulos, +1-212-654-6632, Maria.Poulos@mtvnmix.com both for NOGGIN

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